Yeah...I'm on vacation which, it turns out, means on a vacation from writing, even (oh, I've been working a little on a poem, but...). It's a thirteen-day bus tour along with 38 friends Phyl and I just hadn't met yet (from Maine). The pace and the itinerary are very full, so there's no TIME, actually, for writing. So I'm chalking it up as a chance to charge my batteries, to experience different sights and sounds and smells, and tastes... as well as a chance to break the back of the daily routine I've been living so long... and a chance to spend some much needed time with Phyllis, who needed this break much more than I. So here are some sample snapshots from the road...